Born: 19 November 1906, Rathealy, Fermoy, Co Cork
Entered: 07 September 1940, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 16 April 1938

Left Society of Jesus: 09 July, 1941

Priest of the Southwark Diocese.

Father was a solicitor in Fermoy who died in 1933.

Fourth of seven sons (1 deceased) and four sisters.

Early education was at Loreto Convent and Christian Brothers Schools, St Colman’s, Fermoy and Mungret College SJ.

Leaving school he started as a solicitor’s apprentice at his father’s practice, and attended law lectures at UCD in Dublin, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1929 and worked at his father’s office until 1933, when he left to study for priesthood.

He spent two years at St John’s Catholic Seminary, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey. He then went to the Beda College in Rome for Theology and was ordained 16 April 1938 in John Lateran’s Basilica, saying his first Mass at St Mary Majors - like St Ignatius.

First appointment was as a Chaplain to the Holy Cross Convent, Haslemere and then more permanently at St Mary’s Parish, Preston Park, Brighton.

Born: 25 December 1915, Glanworth, County Cork
Entered: 10 September 1934, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 28 July 1948, Milltown Park, Dublin
Final Vows: 02 February 1952, Chiesa del Gesú, Rome Italy

Left Society of Jesus: 26 February 1961

Father (Denis) was a National School teacher and died in 1923. Mother - Margaret (Mahon) - then lived at Ballindangan, Mitchelstown, County Cork supported by her shop.

Only child

Early education at Curraghagalla NS, Glanworth, Cork and then at 14 went to St Colman’s, Fermoy

Baptised at Church of the Holy Cross, Glanworth, 28/12/1915
Confirmed at Ballindangan by Dr Browne, 31/05/1928

1934-1936: St Mary’s, Emo, Novitiate
1936-1939: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate
1939-1942: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg: Philosophy
1942-1945: Belvedere College SJ, Teaching
1945-1949: Milltown Park, Theology
1949-1950: Rathfarnham Castle. Tertianship
1950-1954: Rome, studying Theology and Canon Law
1954-1961: Milltown Park, teaching Theology

Living outside the Society from 26/01/1961 with permission for two years. He then sought permanent exclaustration in 1963, which was declined by the Congregation for Religious for a further two years. Finally granted in 1965, but not with a removal of ceklibacy.

Taught at a Secondary school in Wood Green, London for a while and then was working at Mount Street ANG Provincial’s office after leaving researching the English Martyrs.